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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1894

14 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

Two hundred carcases of frozen mutton were destroyed on Sunday, by a fire on the steamship Nairnshire, lying at Mcllwraith's wharf. The…

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Fatal Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

The Cardiff Hotel, near Newcastle, was destroyed by fire yesterday. A body supposed to be that of Randall Thomas, of Adamstown, was found…

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Fire at Tamworth. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 4

Mr. Cohen Levy's store at Tamworth has been burned down. The loss of property was very great. The insurances amount to £22,000…

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Destructive Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 4

The Albion flour mills, Surrey Hills, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning…

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"Fire."

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 2

Christmas night was a wild one. Black clouds, betokening a tornado of rain, were swept inward over the Great Barrier towards the tall steeples and the lofty…

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Fire at Bowra. Bowra

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 4

About half past one o'clock this morning the general store of Mr. Joseph Conen, sen., took fire and was burned to the ground. The…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 4

A fire broke out in the works of the Sydney Meat Preserving Co., Auburn. A shed in which timber was stored was burned, and other damage was…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 5

Bush fires in the Berry district are causing much anxiety. The property of R. V. Boyd has been considerably damaged…

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Fire at Muswellbrook

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 4

A fire broke out on Sunday night at Muswellbrook, on the northern railway line. Before the flames could be extinguished four wooden buildings…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Extensive Fire in Sydney. a Fireman Killed

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 4

On Saturday night one of the most extensive fires Sydney has known, of late years exceeded in damage only by the destruction of the…

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Forest Fires in America. Sixteen Towns Destroyed. Twelve Hundred People Killed

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 3

From the Sydney Daily Telegraph we take the following cablegrams descriptive of the appalling forest fires in the United States of America:--…

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A Ship on Fire

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 5

A fire broke out last night in the ship Star of Bengal, lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, but the flames were extinguished before much damage was…

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A Circus on Fire

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 5

Messrs. Abel and Klaner's circus at Newcastle caught fire on Saturday night, just before the doors were opened to the public. The greater…

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A Ship on Fire at Sea

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 4

The steamer Gulf of Siam has just reached Perth (W.A.), after having had a most alarming experience. The vessel left London on August 22nd,…

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